Now that the storm has passed and the water is receding

[DoYouEverWonder]

A lot of people want to go back to what's left of their homes. A lot of other people no longer want to be evacuated. I know the conditions are horrible but I also know that no matter what a mess things are around me, it's still my home. Last year two hurricanes hit my home. My property looked like a war zone. The electric was out for almost a week both times. So what did we do? We got food, water and candles and hunkered down. We didn't need or want to be evacuated. Once the street were cleared we were able to get out and get around a bit. In some cases people use boats if their area were flooded. We still have 100's if not 1000's of people in FL still living in house with blue tarps for roofs.

In some areas it is time to stop forcing people to evacuate as long as they are well enough to take care of themselves and you can bring them clean water and food to a site they can get to.

Look at the fellow in the picture below. His house is in relatively good shape. His property is soggy but not flooded any more. Let this man stay home.




Rescue workers from Vancouver, Canada, try to convince a resident of Chalmette, a community 7 miles (11 km) east of New Orleans, to evacuate his home, September 3, 2005.



Looks like most of the French Quarter is pretty dry and a lot of the buildings still intact and has you can see below apparently life goes on in some places.




Dinia Straydog sits in a candle lighted bar with a cigar on Bourbon Street, the only bar open, in the French Quarters in New Orleans, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005.


This man looks okay. There is no storm coming at this point. Why does he need to leave?



Hurricane Katrina victim Ron Seitzer, who lives in the French Quarter, washes his clothes in the Mississippi River in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005.

[malaise]

1. For many people

dislocation is worse than death. Don't know if I would leave either.

[Lindsay]

2. God, I love the people

of New Orleans!

We've got to take a stand to save the city and its people. Just don't ask me how the hell we're gonna do that.

[DoYouEverWonder]

12. The Detention Centers are turning into Hell Holes

Check out this thread and see why they need to leave these people alone.


Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 09:40 AM by Tennessee Gal

http://www.savefile.com/files.php?fid=9974595

DON BOYLE is at Harry Truman Middle School in Marrero LA, under MARITAL law...living in feces and filth..ppl are dying around him..the GOVT won't let him go....they are DYING..all 60..they had 362 down to 60 still alive.

Harry truman school. 5417 Ehret Road Marrero, LA 70072 Jefferson County Phone: [phone]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4624425

[MichiganVote]

3. The threat of disease is very, very , high tho' Should be vaccinated

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Yes pre-treating people is a very good idea

but they aren't doing this for anybody, so what's the difference if you are home or in a shelter at this point? Plus they can bring the medicines in with the food and water.

Once the water drains, the waterborne diseases are much less of a problem. We didn't have any major outbreaks after the tsunami, we might not have one here since the germs for these diseases have not cropped up in this part of the world for decades.

[Blue_Roses]

4. well, I definitely see your point

and it is disturbing to see so many people displaced to states other than their own.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Yes, but that's a mute point now

During the event you put people wherever you can.

[FloridaPat]

7. We got hit by 3 of them last year. Did the same thing. The pool

provided water for the toilets. We had not electricity for a total of 2 weeks. Luckily they had a shower at work.

But the restaurants & grocery stores were open the next day for all 3 of the hurricanes. And look at what happened with Hurricane Andrew. People stayed in their homes. The homes were in shambles. No one was forcing them out of the area. No one saw police or NG for weeks. But again, they could drive to Miami and get food and water. Plus not one was holding back the people who came down to Miami with food and water for the victums. The hostpials in Miami were unhurt. And there was no flooding with contaminated water.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. The only NG I saw in Florida last year

was after the third hurricane hit and they were walking into a local Subway for lunch about a week after the storm was over. We were all on our own, we took care of each other and we got threw it. It sucked but it was doable.

[DemNoir]

9. Water receding?

Not exactly, It has nowhere to recede to. The levee has to be fixed then the water must be pumped out. Two months at least.

[DoYouEverWonder]

11. They are going to break the St. Bernard levee today

and let a lot of the water out that way. The pumps will also start to come back on line. The water is RECEDING.

[whatelseisnew]

10. I wouldn't want to be forced into one of those detention centers

oops, I mean emergency shelter.